The Gruffalo – 20th Anniversary Special Edition, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Collection [DVD] [2019]

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My son whose 14 months old loved the animation in the video, he quickly took to the likeness of real grass and trees! My children take part in the audience participation from the sofa and they frequently sing the songs in the car! Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). The Academy Award nominee short film has wonderful background music and animal sounds that got my son’s feet moving and grooving. but be warned the songs are addictive and if your child is anything like mine you will have a hard time getting this switched off.

For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. Encountering three predators who all wish to eat him - a fox, an owl and a snake - the plucky mouse has to use his wits to survive. Within a day, we were all going about our daily business humming, singing or reciting songs from the show - and, more worryingly, waking up in the middle of the night with them still playing on a loop in our heads! The story of a Mouse's adventure in a forest: Songs, Laughs and fun for children 3+, Live musical stage show based on the award-winning children's book by Julia Donaldson, with illustrations by Axel Scheffler.

We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. I am so sad that my kids won’t be able to watch it this year, but I am grateful to still have the book. The Nation's Favourite bedtime story is being brought to life in an all star beautiful adaptation of the best-selling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Each of the characters is brought to life through songs, which are simple enough for children to sing along with, and the characterisation of the animals is wonderfully done.

Throughout each encounter we find the mouse adding more and more to his friend the Gruffalo, making him a scary monster to protect him. UPDATE: I was surprised, but just moments ago I saw that "The Lost Thing" won the Oscar for Best Animated Short. Gruffalo's Child DVD, the sequel to the hugely popular animated adaptation of The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Following a little mouse whose looking for food and finds himself in quite the bind with 3 different animals who find him to be the tasty meal. The only downside I can think of is that the game's theme is really secondary to the gameplay/mechanisms.I enjoyed this short film quite a bit, though of all the films nominated for Best Animated Short this year, I think it and "Let's Pollute" have the least chance of winning the Oscar. My two year old daughter has been brought up on the books by Julia Donaldson, so she is very familiar with the Gruffalo. She scrambles into her nest and tells her children a story about a mouse and when he was captured by predators--and how the clever mouse escapes. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Since then I have taken my two younger children to the same stage show, along with several outings to "The Gruffalo's Child". This Oscar and Bafta nominated half hour special premiered in the UK on BBC One Christmas Day 2009 to 10m viewers and continues to be enjoyed by families worldwide. Mouse can scare hungry animals with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when Mouse comes face to face with a real Gruffalo? And at the end he was so happy to see the Gruffalo and the little brown mouse together he came over and hugged me. Forced to rely on his wits for survival, Mouse invents an imaginary monster to scare them away, but what happens when he comes face to face with his own creation?Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep, dark wood in this wonderful adaptation of the much loved story. All the lines from the book are in there and if you have enjoyed reading the story to your children they will probably shout them out at the television. One of the extras are a little weak (Gruffalo roar) but this is more than made up by the inclusion of the songs as an extra. These games are brought to you by Magic Light Pictures, producers of the Oscar nominated animations 'The Gruffalo' and 'Room on the Broom' as well as 'The Gruffalo's Child' and 'Stick Man'.

Contrary to a few reviews I think the main actress is great and her facial expression and actions are super! Also available in the collection: The Gruffalo, Room On The Broom, Stick Man, The Highway Rat and Zog. I think it must be the best adaptation of a children's book I have ever been to (and I've been to a few. Humourous acting and songs keep my little one glued and at just under an hour long gives me plenty of time to get on with things. Discover Julia Donaldson stories to spark the imagination of your little one, plus the latest events and activities based on her bestselling books, in The Gruffalo and Other Stories newsletter.Not much to say on the story as I’m sure most of you know about The Gruffalo from the wonderful books anyway. Based on the award-winning children's book by Julia Donaldson with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo comes to magical musical life in this live stage show.